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Migrating an XML Map

In IBM Integration Designer 6.1 and the versions that follow, the Mapping transformation primitive has a new XML map editor. Before you can edit XML maps that were created in a prior version of IBM Integration Designer, you must migrate them to the new format.

The new map files use a different extension than the previous versions. The *.xmx extension has been replaced by *.map. The XML map editor now supports custom mapping so that you can write or reuse custom XSL code already written. You can also use submaps to reuse mapping files as needed and inline maps to help with organizing and mapping more complex structures.

You can migrate the old maps in one of the following ways:


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Create Mapping transformations